Originally posted by ulfelder:
I'm interested in the experiences of people who've raced a RWD car, then switched over to FWD. (For argument's sake, let's say the cars are roughly similar in capabilities - jumping from an ITA 240SX to an ITA Acura, for instance.)

What's it like making the leap? Is FWD any less fun or challenging? MORE fun or challenging? Etc. Gracias!

Steve U
FlatOut Motorsports
05 ITS

I used to race big rear wheel drive cars at a local roundy-round track. Made the jump to road racing in a small FWD car and found out real quickly how different they were. Tried to feather the throttle coming through a corner and put the car into wall during my drivers school. The smaller FWD cars don't seem to like this. Toss the car into the corner, hammer the throttle and let the car pull you through the corner. It's taken me three years to finally get the hang of it. I would say it's just as fun as racing RWD cars, just different. FWD cars love the rain, too.